There was a Mountain Bluebird hanging out with a loose flock of Western Bluebirds and Yellow-rumped Warblers at Folsom Point this morning. It was north of the picnic area, generally in the vegetated

Morning Central Valley Birders, Lisa Hug and Dave Shuford are doing a study of WCSP subspecies in Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin Counties. We did it last year, but I did a terrible job coordinating

Good Luck this year Robin, This would make 3 counts on 3 days for me. I'm too old for this! JY On Thursday, October

Howdy Central Valley Birders, 75th Benicia CBC is scheduled to be held on Dec 19, 2022. This count's center is on Hwy 680 1 1/4 miles north of Pierce Lane. It includes parts of the Suisun Marsh, Napa

This morning about 7:00, there were approximately 500 Sandhill cranes at Cosumnes River Preserve. They were at the boardwalk/deck across from the visitor center parking. Some were jumping and

Hi All! Just a quick reminder to let you know we are less than a month away from our 26th annual Central Valley Birding Symposium, aka CVBS. For those of you who have taken the time to register,

Hi folks, Public access to the Bufferlands is fairly limited, but tomorrow is an opportunity to see a good portion of the western half of the property. The event and parking are free, and trails

Hi folks, Merlin has made amazing advances, but can still miss a lot of things or offer up some pretty strange suggestions. Without seeing or hearing the bird in question, I wouldn't put complete

Just now and recently the ‘song’ Merlin App seems to be unable to distinguish the “high alarm call”(Sibley’s description) of the white- crown vs white-throated sparrow. Any thoughts out

Birders, While at Folsom Point this morning I had a Lapland Longspur fly overhead giving its characteristic dry rattle flight call. The bird flew in from the levee leading to El Dorado county moving

Found a beautiful adult male Long-tailed Duck this morning at the Woodland/Davis WTP. The bird was first seen in the northeast section of the north pond, then moved to the narrow section between the

The Ruff that Max found continued today at the same location from 1:40 to after 2:00pm when I left. Distant but recognizable pictures on my eBird checklist

Greetings, Yesterday on October 13th, Ethan Monk heard a flight call that sounded somewhat off for Yellow Warbler that he thought might be Black-and-white in the row of cork oaks on La Rue Road by

Birders, There is a non-breeding adult plumaged Ruff on W. Sherman Island Rd. @ (38.0645817, -121.7738205) adjacent to the large puddles with large numbers of dowitchers and peeps. Please pardon

Just had 3 fly over the UC Davis med center, going west. The first I have seen in this area. Thanks, Jim Holmes Sacramento**CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE** This e-mail communication and any attachments are

On Sunday October 9 had a great long look at a very cooperative American tree creeper at the far eastern end of Solano County Park along the south shore of Lake Solano. The creeper was working

The day use trails at Caswell have been closed since July 6 due to the summer fires there. They remain closed "until further notice." A staff member told me they would not be opened until "after

Had my FOS Varied Thrush just east of Chico while conducting surveys this morning. Looks like the first one reported in the valley (on eBird) for the season. Hopefully a bunch more are headed our way!

Rick Grijalva posted a photo of a nonbreeding male Magnolia Warbler at Merced NWR from yesterday, Sat. 9/8. Apparently, this was only reported to eBird. Joe Devine Modesto, Ca

The Bobolink continues this evening, it was there in the same little drainage area @ 5:00pm. The Grasshopper Sparrow was also present in the grasslands portion, not far from the junction with South